Romeoville, Ill. - The No. 16 Lewis University women's basketball team looks to extend its five-game winning streak over the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division when the Flyers (17-3, 11-1 GLVC) host William Jewell (9-11, 4-8 GLVC) on Saturday (Feb. 8). Tip-off is set for 1 PM at Neil Carey Arena.

  Live stats, video and audio of Saturday's contest can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The game can also be heard on WJOL (1340 AM) with Scott Slocum providing the play-by-play action for the Lewis Sports Network. The game can also be found on WLRA (88.1). 

SERIES RECORD – The Flyers hold a 1-0 all-time series lead over the Cardinals. 

AGAINST THE GLVC WEST - Lewis is 5-0 this season against GLVC West Division teams, including three wins at home. The Flyers are averaging a 16.6-point scoring margin, dishing out 17.0 assists, and out-rebounding their West Divsion opponents, 44.6-36.4. 

HOME SWEET HOME – Lewis is 10-0 at Neil Carey Arena this season and has a 21-game home winning streak. The Flyers carried over 11-straight victories at home after opening the 2012-13 home slate with an 84-77 loss to Central Missouri (Nov. 24, 2012).

LAST TIME WE FACED OFF – Lewis claimed a 65-56 victory in the squad's first ever match-up on Jan. 10, 2013 at Neil Carey Arena. Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) led the way with 15 points while Alexus Grayer (Washington, Ill./Washington) chipped in 13 points, including three three-pointers, and eight rebounds for the Flyers.

LAST TIME ON THE COURT – The Flyers defeated Rockhurst 72-37 on Thursday (Feb. 6) at Neil Carey Arena. Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) led the way with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Reinhart tallied 10 points and 10 boards. Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) also chipped in 12 points for the Flyers.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Lewis held Rockhurst to the lowest points scored by an opponent since a 39-37 Flyer victory over the Hawks on Dec. 1, 2007 in Kansas City, Mo. 

SCORING THE BALL - Lewis has scored 90+ points five times this season, which is the most since they did it seven times in the 1988-89 season. 

MOVING UP THE POLL - Lewis moved up four spots to No. 16 in the USA Today Sports Division II Coaches Poll released on Tuesday (Feb. 4). 

GOOD FROM LONG RANGE – The Flyers are averaging 6.4 made three-pointers over the last five games (Jan. 23-Feb. 6). Lewis connected on 12 three-pointers at UIndy (Jan. 30), and 13 against USI (Jan. 23rd). In the Flyers' first 15 contests, Lewis averaged 3.6 made three-pointers-per-game.

TOP OF THE GLVC - Lewis tops the GLVC in rebounds, averaging 44.1 rebounds-per-game, and is ninth nationally in blocked shots, swatting 5.2 shots-per-game. 

SOPHOMORE SHINING BRIGHT – Brawner-Henley is the first Flyer to average a double-double since Julie Fruendt completed the 1983-84 season averaging 18.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. 

FINDING WHO'S OPEN - The Flyers, who lead the GLVC and are 9th nationally in assists averaging 18.4 helpers-per-game, dished out a season-high 26 assists at Indianapolis (Jan. 30). Lewis also collected 26 assists on Jan. 23rd against Southern Indiana at Neil Carey Arena.

BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER - Johnson, who has started in all 20 contests, leads the GLVC averaging 35.5 minutes-per-game. Johnson missed the entire 2012-13 campaign due to a knee injury. She leads the GLVC and is 8th nationally in free throw percentage, hitting 61-of-67 (91.0%) shots from the charity stripe for the Flyers.

FLYING TO THE TOP – Brawner-Henley leads the country with 18 double-doubles in 20 contests this season, while ranking second nationally in rebounds, averaging 12.5 boards-per-game. The forward is also second in the GLVC in points (18.3 ppg.). 

SHARING THE ROCK – Junior guard Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) leads the conference and is 13th nationally in assists, dishing out 5.4 assists-per-game while Johnson is fourth, averaging 4.4 helpers-per-game.

THREE FLYERS WITH 20-POINTS IN A GAME – Kristin Itschner (Metamora, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) (22 pts.), Johnson (29 pts.) and Brawner-Henley (23 pts.) all posted 20 points in the Lewis win over UIndy (Jan. 30) marking the second time this season a trio of Flyers have scored at least 20 points. In the Flyers win 92-80 over Quincy (Jan. 5), Itschner, Reinhart and Johnson all chipped in 20-point performances. 

DOUBLE-TROUBLE – For the third time this season, Brawner-Henley and Reinhart both collected double-doubles in the same game. Brawner-Henley picked up 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Reinhart collected 10 points and 10 boards in Lewis 72-37 win over Rockhurst (Feb. 6). In the Flyers victory over the Greyhounds (Jan. 30), Brawner-Henley posted 23 points and 18 rebounds while Reinhart chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds. On Dec. 7th, Brawner-Henley (31 pts., 17 rebs.) and Reinhart (30 pts., 13 rebs.) collected double-doubles against Purdue Calumet.

DISHING DIMES - Nellen's 11 points and 10 assists against USI (Jan. 23) marked the first time since the 1986-87 season that a Flyer has collected a double-double in such a way since Rosemary Turner tallied 14 points and 11 assists in the Flyers 88-65 loss to Wright State on Dec. 16, 1986.